Where does “calpoltin” come from?

calpoltin (English) comes from Classical Nahuatl calpoltin, from Classical Nahuatl calpolli, from Classical Nahuatl calli, from Proto-Nahuan *kal- — house.

calpoltin (English): plural of calpolli

Definitions

  1. plural of calpolli

Ancestry of “calpoltin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcalpoltin
2Classical NahuatlcalpolliA subdivision of an altepetl
3Classical Nahuatlcallian enclosed habitational space, a house or room;...
4Proto-Nahuan*kal-house
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kal-Every word from Classical Nahuatl calliEvery word from Classical Nahuatl calpolli
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